Mediaite reports:
Contrary to Trump’s complaint that he was “not even allowed” to have a jury, he absolutely did have the power to demand a jury trial, if only his attorneys had checked a single box on the front page of a standard New York court document.
In a civil case, the parties all have the right to request a jury; the only reason a trial would proceed without one is if both sides decline to demand one.
Here, the prosecutors declined to so in their Notice for Trial, as seen in the screenshot of a section of the first page, by checking the box next to “Trial without jury.”
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Trump isn’t getting a jury trial in his $250m civil fraud suit brought against him by New York AG James because his legal team didn’t request one on the paperwork https://t.co/7zvUfytiEr
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) October 2, 2023
The former President and his legal team likely concluded a jury would find he committed fraud. This way Trump can keep falsely blaming the judge for the outcome. https://t.co/87qoyg04G9
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 2, 2023
Trump is at the judge’s mercy in a case where a jury trial could have saved him.@realDonaldTrump, your lawyers are low-tier goons who couldn’t get you off of a traffic ticket.
They’re going to cost you Trump Tower.
PLEASE don’t fire them. I want to watch you lose EVERYTHING.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 2, 2023
.@TishJames seated in the front row of the courtroom, staring down a very unhappy Donald Trump.
Alina looking equally as unhappy as she failed to demand a jury trial for her client. https://t.co/6Qxf1UOq4u
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) October 2, 2023
Trump: He's a Democrat judge, he's an operative and it's ridiculous. Other than that, things went very well. pic.twitter.com/zp8NVctQFf
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 2, 2023